Science
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A genial and funny tour of how we came to know what we know about the universe, the Earth and ourselves.
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Braiding Sweetgrass
Concierge Pick · Autumn 2026
Braiding Sweetgrass
A botanist and member of the Potawatomi Nation weaves scientific knowledge and Indigenous wisdom into essays on our reciprocal relationship with the living world.
Essays that change how you walk through a garden, a forest or a city park. Take it slowly.
- Themes
- NatureCuriosityFamily
- Length
- 300–450 pages
- Featured in
- Slow Autumn ReadingMinds Expanded
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